ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 159497
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| Date: | Saturday 3 February 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 189 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PB840 |
| MSN: | CA-K |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Unteröwisheim 6 km NE of Bruchsal -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Fulbeck, Lincolnshire |
| RAF Fulbeck |
Missing on mission to Karlsruhe.
Took off from RAF Fulbeck at 2018 hrs. Crashed at Unteröwisheim some 6 km NE of Bruchsal. Those who died now rest in Durnbach War Cemetery. flt Sgt James, at least, was brought here from a grave in Ubstadt cemetery located about 2 km W of Unteröwisheim, having been buried here on 9 February. Sgt Dyson is reported to have been found by a German civilian who delivered him up to Oblt Workaensfer at Dienssteele, who in turn had him admitted to hospital in Karlsruhe. It is further reported that Sgt Dyson arrived home on 25 July; he was a pre-war regular and gained his George Medal for his brave actions when Lancaster I PB745 crashed on 26-27 November 1944 (See Volume 5 Page 494).
Crew:-
Pilot : Flying Officer William Desmond Kelly RAAF Aus/426438 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant John Howarth RAF 807287 [Killed]
Navigator : Flying Officer Roger Jack Webb RCAF J/37739 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Flight Sergeant Anthony Langford James RAFVR 1801848 [Killed]
Wireless Operator : Warrant Officer James Harold Grubb RNZAF NZ/414563 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Flight Sergeant Frank Albert Fox RAFVR 1394187 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Richard Frederick Dyson GM RAF 526815 [PoW]
Sources:
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War 1945 Page 62.
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Aug-2013 02:29 | JINX | Added |
| 24-May-2016 15:26 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Jun-2018 06:52 | ehren69 | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 10-Nov-2018 21:38 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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